FIRST Robotics Competition

[Digmaster]

Any other members out there?

Also; copypasted from /.

"FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) has officially announced the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition. This competition, started by inventor Dean Kamen, encourages high-school students to design and build robots to compete with and against other FRC teams. The competition overview video is available from NASA. This year's competition is called 'Lunacy.' The game consists of a series of 135-second face-offs during which the student-designed robots must pick up 9-inch game balls and deposit them in trailers hitched to the opposing teams' robots. The game field is coated with regolith, a slick polymer material, and special wheels are used to create a low-traction interaction with the crater's surface. Together, these combine to simulate the one-sixth gravity on the surface of the moon. For any readers who are interested in participating, FRC teams can always use more adult mentors."

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[Ronin]

I did Lego Robotics competition once back in Middle School.

It was lame and everyone in my group was a cigarette. Our mentors from WPI did all the work.

It was sad, we came in first. I still feel bad.

[Regulith]

:O
I thought about posting this.
I was weirded out about how the material sounded like my forum name too.

I'm on team 201, btw.

(We played around with a Moon Rock at our team meeting today :D)

[Digmaster]

How'd you get a moon rock. Did it come with the box? (MAGIC BOX OF EXPENSIVE stuff) We'll have our meeting monday. I love my team, there's only like four non0seniors there, so I'm in line to be the president. (I'm no doubt the most active non-senior.)

[Regulith]

You know, I have no clue how.